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A system is disclosed for identifying the location of a parked and unattended motor vehicle. When user actuated, the sought-after vehicle will emit a distinctive, user programmable audible and/or visual attention getting signal. Such a signal is preferably produced by standardly furnished vehicular

A system is disclosed for identifying the location of a parked and unattended motor vehicle. When user actuated, the sought-after vehicle will emit a distinctive, user programmable audible and/or visual attention getting signal. Such a signal is preferably produced by standardly furnished vehicular equipment (e.g., horn and headlights). The system utilizes a radio frequency operated communications link between the operator and the vehicle which is also user programmable. Such programmability allows the user to select one of a plurality of possible link operating frequencies thus greatly reducing the likelihood that his system will inadvertently actuate similar nearby systems.

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A programmable operator actuated motor vehicle locator system, said system comprising: transmitter means for generating a transmission signal; receiver means associated with a motor vehicle for outputting a trigger signal in response to said transmission signal; a pattern generator connected to the

A programmable operator actuated motor vehicle locator system, said system comprising: transmitter means for generating a transmission signal; receiver means associated with a motor vehicle for outputting a trigger signal in response to said transmission signal; a pattern generator connected to the output of said receiver means; adjustable programming means associated with said generator for operator preselection of a pattern signal comprising a predefined number of signal units, each of said signal units having one of two different values, said programming means being readily adjustable to allow for operator definition of each signal unit\s value, said preselected pattern signal being outputted by said associated pattern generator and programming means in response to said trigger signal; and translation means responsive to the output of said associated pattern generator and programming means for converting said operator selected pattern signal into a unique, motor vehicle emitted audible/visual location signal comprising a train of discrete pulses, each pulse of said train comprising an audible or visual signal, each of said signal units being sequentially converted to either an audible or visual signal pulse by said translation means in predefined relation to the operator assigned value thereof, whereby the locator system allows an operator to easily select and modify individual signal pulses within the train of discrete audible or visual signals emitted by the system once activated.